noun
a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center
• Part Holonyms: ↑New Jersey, ↑Jersey, ↑Garden State, ↑NJ
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Atlantic City [Atlantic City]
a city on the coast in the American state of ↑New Jersey. It is popular with tourists and contains many ↑casinos (= gambling clubs) where people can gamble legally. The city has a famous Boardwalk (= a wide path made of wood) along the edge of the sea, and the names of some of its streets were used for the US version of the game Monopoly.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.